“How do I make more money?”

“Does it make sense to sell wholesale?”

“Can I afford to hire employees?”

You have so many questions about your business. Believe it or not, most of these questions are straightforward when you have a good record-keeping system. A good record-keeping system is more than just tracking your sales and expenses for tax day. It’s about knowing and tracking the important numbers for your business so you can improve profitability, set goals, and grow your business. In this workshop we’ll talk about the basics of recordkeeping (whether you use Excel or QuickBooks) and what you need to do to easily answer the questions you have about your business and financials.

This session will focus on managerial bookkeeping: how to keep good records and how to use those records to make decisions based on financial information from your farm.

If you are a farmer or aspiring farmer in the north, please use code BOOK26 to register for free!

This webinar is supported by funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.

About Julia Shanks

Julia Shanks brings a broad range of professional experience to her clients; from pilot, to chef, to serial entrepreneur, she combines the practicality of an accountant with the creativity of a chef. Julia’s career started at the FAA as an aviation analyst, and quickly took a turn into the culinary arts. Julia worked as a chef for 15 years, launching several food businesses. After earning an MBA in entrepreneurship, she taught graduate and undergraduate accounting at Babson College. As a business consultant and coach, she supports owners of small- and medium- sized food and agricultural businesses to achieve and maintain financial and operational sustainability and also offers online training courses. Together with Brett Grohsgal, she co-authored The Farmers Market Cookbook. Julia lives in Cambridge, MA. She is also the author of The Farmer’s Office.